Sarchí Sur

Sarchí Sur is a district of the Sarchí canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Sarchí Sur
District
Sarchí Sur district
Sarchí Sur district location in Costa Rica
Sarchí Sur district location in Costa Rica
Sarchí Sur
Sarchí Sur district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.0745263°N 84.3442449°W / 10.0745263; -84.3442449
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceAlajuela
CantonSarchí
Area
 • Total6.36 km2 (2.46 sq mi)
Elevation
967 m (3,173 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,143
 • Density810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
21202

Geography

Sarchí Sur has an area of 6.36 km²[3] and an elevation of 967 metres.[1]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1892558—
19271,234121.1%
19501,65834.4%
19632,44347.3%
19732,141−12.4%
19842,74328.1%
20004,33758.1%
20115,14318.6%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Sarchí Sur had a population of 5,143 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

Places of Interest
  • Plaza de la Artesanía: a large modern mall of souvenir shops where numerous buses carrying tourists from San José and elsewhere arrive throughout the day.
  • Fabrica de carretas joaquin chaverri: a medium shop where you can find all kinds of souvenirs and painted oxcart.

References
  1. "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.
  3. "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  5. "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
  6. "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
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